Cue holder



D. M. CUA.

CUE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED IuNE 1921.

Patented May 16, 1922.

6 a 6.a e HMI* Illllfiiilllll I IUNITED STATES DoMENrcK M. cua, or sANDUsKY, OHIO.4

CUE HOLD-ER;

To all whom t may concern:y l

Be it known that I, DQM'ENICK M. OUA, a citizen of the UnitedStates,` residing at San-A dusky, in thecounty or" Erie and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and `useful Improvements in Cue Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates tol cue holders, and more particularly to racks for retaining billiard cues when not in use.

An object of the present invention is the provision of an individual casing or rack wherein the owner of a cue may keep it when not in use and yprevent its use by others.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a rack comprising a member adapted to surround the cue to protect it from dampness and keep it clean and dry. The portion surrounding the cue is provided with suitable lining of soft material, such as felt or fabric, which protects the cue from exposure to dampness and prevents the tip from becoming loosened when the cut is not in use. The device further serves as a cue straightener, tending to straighten the cue when in the rack.

In one embodiment of the invention, I provide suitable supporting mechanism whereby the device may be secured to a wall or other support, and a sleeve formed in two hinged sections is arranged on the support. The sleeve is adapted to surround the upper portion'of the cue and is closed at the top, the lower end of the cue being received in a bracket spaced from the bottom of the sleeve.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown one embodiment of the invention. In this showing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation showing the rack in closed position,

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the rack in open position, p

Figure 3 is a side elevation,

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view on line 4 4 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a similar view on line 5 5 of Figurel, and,

Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view on line 6 6 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates suitable longitudinal supporting strips adapted to be secured to a wall 2 or other support. These strips are Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1922.

Application led June 6, 1921. Serial-No. 475,413.

The cross strips 3 are provided with recesses, substantially semi-circuiar in shape and adapted to receive the fixed section 5 of the sectional sleeve. As shown, the sleeve comprises an outer casing of aluminum or other suitable material having a lining 7, of felt or other material which will not mar the cue. A movable section 8 is secured to the fixed section ofthe sleeve by means of hinges 9., the movable section being constructed similarly to the fixed section. As shown, the upper ends of the two sections are rounded, as at 10, whereby the upper end of the sleeve is closed when the movable section is arranged in closed position. Suitable means may be employed for locking the sleeve in closed position. As shown, a band 11, formed of two substantially semi-cylindrical portions and secured to each other by means of a hinge 12 is arranged about the sleeve, one of the sections being secured to each half of the sleeve. The free ends of the sections of the band are pro-vided with offset portions 13, having openings 14, adapted to aline with each other when the sleeve is in closed position. A padlock or other suitable locking means may be secured in said openmgs.

The lower end of the longitudinal strips are connected by a cross piece 16, comprising a substantially flat section or base and having an outer fiange 17, as shown.

When the cue is to be placed in the rack, the holder or sleeve is arranged in open position and the lower end of the eue first inserted behind the flange 17. The upper end of the cue is then inserted in the fixed section of the sleeve and the rack closed and locked. It will be apparent that when the movable section 8 of the sleeve is in closed position, the cue is retained therein against removal, as the lower end of the cue cannot be removed, due to the flange 17. It is first necessary to open tli sleeve or holder and remove the upper end of the cue from the rack, thus permitting the lower end to be removed by slightly raising the cue.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, Size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thusvdescribed my invention, I claim:

1. A cue holder comprising e pair oiisup-4 porting strips, cross members connecting said strips, a` substantially semi-cylindricel sleeve section supported on said cross members, e substantially semi-cylindrical sleeve section hinged thereto and adepted to c0- operztte With said first section to Vform e sleeve for the reception of the cue, Said sleeve being provided with a closed end und an open end, `find le''supporting member spaced from seid open end r1nd arranged in alinement With said sleeve. ,l

2. A cue holder comprising a pair of longitudinal members,r transverse members connecting said longitudinal members, a substantially semi-cylindrical sleeve section mounted on said transverse members, a seoond semi-cylindrical sleeve hinged thereto, sald sleeve sections `being closed at one end,

Vand asupporting bese arranged in alinement `With seid Xed sleeve section and adapted to receive'the end of the cue, saidl l supporting' basebeing provided With an up- 1 DOMENICKM. lQUAy Vitnesses; l Y Y f v j ANNA T. Ninn, y ,y

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